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Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960 Podcast

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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island.
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Cliff Richard

Roy Plomley's castaway is pop singer Cliff Richard. Cliff talks about growing up in India and discovering that he had a talent for music; how it feels to leave his teenage years behind him and his intention to embark on his next movie role - a more serious part - in a thriller by Margery Allingham. He confesses to homesickness for Britain during five weeks in America, describes how he deals with fans who want to grab a piece of him and how he came up with the name "Cliff Richard". Favourite track: Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and his Comets Book: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss Luxury: Guitar
31/10/19600 minutos, 0 segundos
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Godfrey Talbot

Roy Plomley's castaway is journalist Godfrey Talbot. Favourite track: Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: Critical and Historical Essays by Thomas Macaulay Luxury: Writing materials
29/8/19600 minutos, 0 segundos
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Liberace

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Liberace. Favourite track: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: The Magic of Believing by Claude M Bristol Luxury: Piano
23/5/19600 minutos, 0 segundos
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George Thalben-Ball

Roy Plomley's castaway is organist George Thalben-Ball. Favourite track: Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams Book: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome Luxury: White rug
26/10/19590 minutos, 0 segundos
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Charles Mackerras

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Charles MacKerras. Book: Foreign translation of a long English novel Luxury: Wine
24/8/19590 minutos, 0 segundos
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Percy Kahn

Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Percy Kahn. Luxury: Tape recorder
8/9/19580 minutos, 0 segundos
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Hephzibah Menuhin

Roy Plomley's castaway is concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin. Luxury: Chinese language course
25/8/19580 minutos, 0 segundos
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Agnes Nicholls

Roy Plomley's castaway is soprano Agnes Nicholls. Book: Illustrated dictionary Luxury: Perfume
19/5/19580 minutos, 0 segundos
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Roy Plomley

Eamonn Andrews's castaway is broadcaster Roy Plomley. Book: Who's Who in the Theatre Luxury: Desk with a typewriter and paper
12/5/19580 minutos, 0 segundos
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Ben Lyon

Roy Plomley's castaway is comedian Ben Lyon. Luxury: Film projector and films of family
17/2/19580 minutos, 0 segundos
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Sir Thomas Beecham

Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Sir Thomas Beecham. Luxury: Havana cigars
23/12/19570 minutos, 0 segundos
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Bransby Williams

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor Bransby Williams. Luxury: Paper and pencils
4/11/19570 minutos, 0 segundos
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Stan Kenton

Roy Plomley's castaway is bandleader Stan Kenton. Book: The Mature Mind by H. L. Overstreet
9/4/19560 minutos, 0 segundos
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Bebe Daniels

Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Bebe Daniels. Luxury: Typewriter and paper
2/4/19560 minutos, 0 segundos